boulle

[ bool ]

/ bul /

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noun (often initial capital letter)Furniture.

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Also called boulle·work

[bool-wurk]. /ˈbulˌwɜrk/.

Words nearby boulle

bouleuterion, boulevard, boulevardier, bouleversement, Boulez, boulle, Boulogne, Boulogne Billancourt, Boult, boulter, Boulton

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How to use boulle in a sentence

Boulle was given an apartment in the Louvre and for his great master the celebrated bniste composed his choicest work.
The Old Furniture Book|N. Hudson Moore
There are many really magnificent pieces of Boulle, and several marbles brought back from Italy.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
Boulle himself worked intarsia of wood also at intervals all through his life.
Intarsia and Marquetry|F. Hamilton Jackson
All greatness is the product of its opportunities, and the elder Boulle was made by the happy circumstances of his time.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various

Boulle adopted from time to time various plans for the improvement of his designs.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for boulle

boulle

boule or buhl

/ (buːl) /

adjective

denoting or relating to a type of marquetry of patterned inlays of brass and tortoiseshell, occasionally with other metals such as pewter, much used on French furniture from the 17th century

noun

Also called: boullework something ornamented with such marquetry

Word Origin for boulle

C18: named after André Charles Boulle (1642–1732), French cabinet-maker

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